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| 03/02/14 04:58 AM |
German conservation official shoots an elephant
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150% legal elephant hunt but the common idiots have foam at the mouth:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...s_campaign=1490
"German conservation official shoots an elephant and poses with its corpse in Botswana
Udo Wedekind shot dead elephant in Botswana, south Africa, last year
Posed for photos alongside its corpse, before boasting about its size
'From trunk to tail, it was 7.24m long and weighed three tonnes,' he said
Mr Wedekind's job includes the protection of endangered species
Commercial hunting was banned in African country last month
By Sophie Jane Evans
PUBLISHED: 10:35 GMT, 2 February 2014 | UPDATED: 16:16 GMT, 2 February 2014
A German conservation official has shot dead an elephant in Botswana - before posing with its corpse.
Udo Wedekind, whose job includes environmental protection and care of endangered species, fired at the animal during a hunting trip in the African country last year.
He then posed for two pictures with its carcass, before boasting about its size and weight.
Boastful: Udo Wedekind poses beside the corpse of an elephant during a hunting trip in Botswana, south Africa
The senior regional government official - named as Mr Wedekind by Thueringer Allgemeine newspaper - then sent the photos to his friends in Germany.
Alongside the images, he wrote: 'From trunk to tail the elephant was 7.24metres long. I would estimate he weighed in at about 3 tonnes.
''The hunt was tough, it was 37 degrees celsius in the shade, and was really humid. There was also thick bush, making the going tough.
'It was really a challenge. I'm so happy that it ended with a real hunting victory.'
Sad: The German official, whose job includes environmental protection and care of endangered species, then boasted about the elephant's size and weight. Above, Mr Wedekind waves from behind the animal's carcass
Sad: The German official, whose job includes environmental protection and care of endangered species, then boasted about the elephant's size and weight. Above, Mr Wedekind waves from behind the animal's carcass
Ban: Last month, Botswana banned elephant hunting by wealthy foreigners - some of whom were willing to pay up to £20,000 for a licence to shoot the animals. Above, elephants at Chobe National Park in Botswana
Last month, Botswana passed a law banning elephant hunting by wealthy foreigners - some of whom were willing to pay up to £20,000 for a licence to shoot the animals.
However, Mr Wedekind's hunting trip took place last year - before the ban came into force.
At the time of his trip, a conference about elephant shooting was taking place in the country.
The meeting - attended by several German officials - discussed ways in which to protect the species and the banning of the illegal ivory trade.
Today, Thueringen's regional government environment minister, Juergen Reinholz, said: 'It is not of interest what civil servants do in their free time as long as they follow the law and don't break the rules.'"
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